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all-way stop

all-way stop noun: a road intersection that traffic approaching from all directions is required to stop before proceeding through.

Noun

all-way stop (plural all-way stops)

  1. (Canada, South Africa, US) A road intersection that traffic approaching from all directions is required to stop before proceeding through.

Forms of all-way stop

pluralall-way stops

Questions about all-way stop

What does all-way stop mean?
All-way stop means a road intersection that traffic approaching from all directions is required to stop before proceeding through.
What part of speech is all-way stop?
All-way stop is a noun.
What is the plural of all-way stop?
The plural of all-way stop is all-way stops.

Words near all-way stop in the dictionary

  1. all-up
  2. all-up service
  3. all-up services
  4. all-up weight
  5. all-up weights
  6. all-way stop
  7. all-way stops
  8. all-weather
  9. all-weather friend
  10. all-weather friends
  11. all-weather tire

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